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Mike Connors

Mike Connors

Acting

Born: August 15, 1925Fresno, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Krekor Ohanian (August 15, 1925 – January 26, 2017), known professionally as Mike Connors, was an American actor best known for playing private detective Joe Mannix in the CBS television series Mannix from 1967 to 1975, a role which earned him a Golden Globe Award in 1970, the first of six straight nominations, as well as four consecutive Emmy nominations from 1970 to 1973. Connors was an avid basketball player in high school, nicknamed "Touch" by his teammates. During World War II, he served as an enlisted man in the United States Army Air Forces.[3] After the war, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles on both a basketball scholarship and the G.I. Bill, where he played under coach John Wooden. Connors went to law school, where he studied to become an attorney, taking after his father. Connors's film career started in the early 1950s, when he made his acting debut in a supporting role opposite Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in the thriller Sudden Fear (1952). Connors married Mary Lou Willey on September 10, 1949, when they were both UCLA students. They had two children, a son, Matthew Gunnar Ohanian, and a daughter, Dana Lee Connors. Connors died in Tarzana, California, at the age of 91 on January 26, 2017, a week after being diagnosed with leukemia. CLR

Known For
Filmography
Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything!

"Joe Mannix"

2004
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

Self (archive footage)

2001
Gideon

Gideon

Harland Greer

1998
James Dean: Race with Destiny

James Dean: Race with Destiny

Jack Warner

1997
Downtown Heat

Downtown Heat

Steve

1994
Hart to Hart Returns

Hart to Hart Returns

Dr. Paul Menard

1993
Hart to Hart Returns

Hart to Hart Returns

Bill McDowell

1993
Public Enemy #2

Public Enemy #2

Mike Connors

1991
Fist Fighter

Fist Fighter

Billy Vance

1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

1987
Too Scared to Scream

Too Scared to Scream

Lt. Alex Dinardo

1984
Nightkill

Nightkill

Wendell Atwell

1980
Casino

Casino

Nick

1980
High Midnight

High Midnight

Capt. Lou Mikalich

1979
The Death of Ocean View Park

The Death of Ocean View Park

Sam Jackson

1979
Avalanche Express

Avalanche Express

Haller

1979
Long Journey Back

Long Journey Back

Vic Casella

1978
Revenge for a Rape

Revenge for a Rape

Travis Green

1976
Charo

Charo

Himself

1976
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

Karl Ohanian

1976
Joys

Joys

Self

1976

Sticky Fingers

Host

1976
Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Self

1975
Mitzi... The First Time

Mitzi... The First Time

Self

1973
Beg, Borrow...or Steal

Beg, Borrow...or Steal

Vic Cummings

1973
The All Star Spangled Mission

The All Star Spangled Mission

1973
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

Kelly

1966
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

Hatfield (as Michael Connors)

1966
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Sgt. Lucky Finder

1965
Harlow

Harlow

Jack Harrison

1965
Where Love Has Gone

Where Love Has Gone

Luke Miller

1964
Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

Howard Ebbets

1964
Panic Button

Panic Button

Frank

1964
The Dalton That Got Away

The Dalton That Got Away

Russ Dalton

1960
Live Fast, Die Young

Live Fast, Die Young

Rick (as Michael Connors)

1958
Suicide Battalion

Suicide Battalion

Matt McCormack

1958
Voodoo Woman

Voodoo Woman

Ted Bronson

1957
Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Garry Nelson

1956
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

Amalekite Herder (as Touch Connors)

1956
Flesh and the Spur

Flesh and the Spur

Stacy

1956
The Oklahoma Woman

The Oklahoma Woman

Tom Blake

1956
Swamp Women

Swamp Women

Bob Matthews

1956
Jaguar

Jaguar

Marty Lang

1956
Day the World Ended

Day the World Ended

Tony Lamont

1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Lou

1955
Five Guns West

Five Guns West

Hale Clinton

1955
Day of Triumph

Day of Triumph

Andrew

1954
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Gainer

1953
Sky Commando

Sky Commando

Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee

1953
The 49th Man

The 49th Man

Lt. Magrew (as Touch Conners)

1953
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

Junior Kearney

1952